Guided post-acceleration of laser-driven ions by a miniature modular structure

Satyabrata Kar; Hamad Ahmed; Rajendra Prasad; Mirela Cerchez; Stephanie Brauckmann; Bastian Aurand; Giada Cantono; Prokopis Hadjisolomou; Ciaran L. S. Lewis; Andrea Macchi; Gagik Nersisyan; Alexander PL Robinson; Anna M Schroer; Marco Swantusch; Matthew Zepf; Oswald Willi; Marco Borghesi

doi:10.1038/ncomms10792

Guided post-acceleration of laser-driven ions by a miniature modular structure

Satyabrata Kar, Hamad Ahmed, Rajendra Prasad, Mirela Cerchez, Stephanie Brauckmann, Bastian Aurand, Giada Cantono, Prokopis Hadjisolomou, Ciaran L. S. Lewis, Andrea Macchi, Gagik Nersisyan, Alexander PL Robinson, Anna M Schroer, Marco Swantusch, Matthew Zepf, Oswald Willi, Marco Borghesi

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All-optical approaches to particle acceleration are currently attracting a significant research effort internationally. Although characterized by exceptional transverse and longitudinal emittance, laser-driven ion beams currently have limitations in terms of peak ion energy, bandwidth of the energy spectrum and beam divergence. Here we introduce the concept of a versatile, miniature linear accelerating module, which, by employing laser-excited electromagnetic pulses directed along a helical path surrounding the laser-accelerated ion beams, addresses these shortcomings simultaneously. In a proof-of-principle experiment on a university-scale system, we demonstrate post-acceleration of laser-driven protons from a flat foil at a rate of 0.5 GeVm^-1, already beyond what can be sustained by conventional accelerator technologies, with dynamic beam collimation and energy selection. These results open up new opportunities for the development of extremely compact and cost-effective ion accelerators for both established and innovative applications.

Original language	English
Article number	10792
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10792
Publication status	Published - 18 Apr 2016

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R1304CPP: Advanced laser-ion acceleration strategies towards next generation healthcare
Borghesi, M. (PI), Kar, S. (CoI), Prise, K. (CoI) & Zepf, M. (CoI)
01/08/2012 → 20/01/2020
Project: Research
R1323CPP: Novel Techniques for control & Optimisation of Laser driven ion beams
Kar, S. (PI)
01/08/2012 → 30/06/2015
Project: Research
R1404CPP: Next Generation Laser Driven Neutron Sources for Ultra Fast Studies
Kar, S. (PI)
01/08/2011 → 31/12/2016
Project: Research

Guided post-acceleration of laser driven ions by a miniature modular structure
Kar, S. (Creator), Ahmed, H. (Contributor), Prasad, R. (Contributor), Cerchez, M. (Contributor), Brauckmann, S. (Contributor), Aurand, B. (Contributor), Cantono, G. (Contributor), Hadjisolomou, P. (Contributor), Lewis, C. (Contributor), Macchi, A. (Contributor), Nersisyan, G. (Contributor), Robinson, A. P. (Contributor), Schroer, A. M. (Contributor), Swantusch, M. (Contributor), Zepf, M. (Contributor), Willi, O. (Contributor) & Borghesi, M. (Contributor), Queen's University Belfast, 01 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.17034/5d88ccf9-31cf-4e13-8023-0693334d27d8
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Kar, S., Ahmed, H., Prasad, R., Cerchez, M., Brauckmann, S., Aurand, B., Cantono, G., Hadjisolomou, P., Lewis, C. L. S., Macchi, A., Nersisyan, G., Robinson, A. PL., Schroer, A. M., Swantusch, M., Zepf, M., Willi, O., & Borghesi, M. (2016). Guided post-acceleration of laser-driven ions by a miniature modular structure. Nature Communications, 7, Article 10792. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10792

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